Propinquity has edges. Careful, they're sharp.

[seanan_mcguire]

The Edge of Propinquity is a monthly webzine edited by jennifer_brozek, and is updated the fifteenth of every month. It's a creepy, atmospheric medium that specializes in stories focusing on the hidden world around the more mundane, everyday world that most people are aware of. Which is all very nice, and it's an awesome webzine, but why am I telling you this again?

Because I have a story in this month's issue. And I think that's both pretty spiffy, and something that people would probably like to know. My story, 'Let's Pretend,' can be viewed currently through the main page of the Edge, or by following the permanent archive link:

http://www.edgeofpropinquity.net/library.asp?id=202

It's a fun little slice of creepy pie, and I'm pretty pleased with it. More to the point, it's the first slice of creepy pie I've served anywhere in 2008 (which was a primarily novel-length year), so I'm incredibly delighted about that part of things. Go, read, enjoy the whole webzine, and meet my creepy friends. I think you'll like them.

I definitely do.

Comments

[naamah-darling.livejournal.com]

That kicks ass. Serious ass.

[seanan-mcguire.livejournal.com]

Thank you!

I'm seriously considering buying a print of the picture that went with it. Because the creepy rules.

[naamah-darling.livejournal.com]

Now that I've read the story, yes, the creepy really is awesome! The photography for TEoP is consistently kickass.

The one for my story was cool, too. Here. I keep meaning to pick up a print of it for my study.

. . .

Actually, I just went and did that.

I was thinking about the story over dinner, and how much I like the voice, as well as how the plot elements are put together. It's the perfect length. Wouldn't have worked any longer. It really struck a chord with me, too. I've been the friend that walked away and the friend that got walked out on, both.

[seanan-mcguire.livejournal.com]

Oh, I didn't know you had a story there!

*goes*
*reads*
*is quite thoroughly creeped out*

Life is good.

[jennifer-brozek.livejournal.com]

And this is why EVERYONE needs to read TEoP's archives. :)

[seanan-mcguire.livejournal.com]

I read big whacks of them! But there's a lot of stuff there!

[fullcontactmuse.livejournal.com]

Thanks! I'm glad you all like my work. :)

[seanan-mcguire.livejournal.com]

It's very lovely. :)

[fullcontactmuse.livejournal.com]

Thank you. :)

Yours was one of those stories where the image popped into my head as I was reading it.

Some interesting factoids about the shoot:

I had to go to 6 different stores to find rubber balls and still didn't find any "Super Bounce" balls. None of the stores had the 25 cent vending machines with them.

The collector edition glass Coke bottles are really break. We had to strike the bottle against a piece of railroad track rail over 10 times before the bottle broke.

[seanan-mcguire.livejournal.com]

Wow. I knew the collector's editions were difficult to break, but that really tops my expectations!

I think Super Bounce balls have become one of those outdated things that stores only stock when they can't find anything else. My friend Rey bought a box of like four hundred off the Internet for about eighty bucks. We had a grand old time chucking them at people until we got bored and went off to do something else.